US EditionChristopher Nolan Filmed ‘The Odyssey’ on Real-Life Seas “to Capture How Hard” Odysseus’ Journey Would’ve Been
- Christopher Nolan filmed The Odyssey on the ocean and will premiere it in IMAX on July 17, 2026, shooting over two million feet of film during a four-month production.
- As a filmmaker, Nolan explained he sought to fill cinematic gaps by giving mythic stories weight with an A-budget IMAX production, and his earlier ties to Troy motivated this long-awaited project.
- Billed as milestones, the production claims to be the first theatrical movie shot entirely in IMAX and sold tickets one year in advance, starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, and Jon Bernthal in The Odyssey ensemble.
- Describing the process, Nolan called the shoot a 'leap of faith' into an unmapped world, while Thomas, Nolan's producer, called the project foundational and said a trailer is coming soon.
- Seen in context, Nolan—known for making films larger than most—has adapted one of humanity's earliest stories, following Odysseus on a decade-long journey home to Penelope after the Trojan War.
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By comparison, the final version of the three-hour Oppenheimer was only 18 kilometers long.
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